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By Derek Lofland. With the Buffalo Bills being destroyed in "The Desert" by the Cardinals, 41-17, there are now only two teams that remain unbeaten in the 2008 NFL season...

Who Will Lose First: Giants or Titans?

by Football Maniaxs (Senior Writer)

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Editorial

October 08, 2008

NFL, Tennessee Titans, New York Giants, Editorial

By Derek Lofland.

With the Buffalo Bills being destroyed in "The Desert" by the Cardinals, 41-17, there are now only two teams that remain unbeaten in the 2008 NFL season.

The 5-0 Tennessee Titans and the 4-0 New York Giants have established themselves as the early-season powerhouses in the NFL.

Last year, we had a New England vs. Dallas game early in the season to gauge where the two teams stood.

This year, the Giants and Titans do not meet up to stumble one another’s perfect record. Therefore, we are left to speculate as to which team will lose first.
 
Predicting the future is always difficult, but I feel it never hurts to look back toward the past and see if any trends can be found. Here are all the seasons from this decade and the last team to lose a game.

The first number is the team's scoring offense rank. The second number is the team's defensive rank.

2007 Patriots (16-0), 1st, 4th,
2006 Colts (9-0), 1st, 23rd
2005 Colts (13-0), 2nd, 2nd,
2004 Eagles (7-0), 8th, 2nd
2003 Chiefs (9-0), 1st, 19th
2002 Raiders (4-0), 2nd, 6th
2001 St Louis (6-0), 1st, 7th,
2000 St Louis (6-0), 1st, 31st

Now, here are the stats for the New York Giants and Tennessee Titans:

 
2008           Giants                 4-0                                 1st                                       2nd

 

2008           Titans                 5-0                                 13th(t)                                  1st
 
Here are the factors I think those past teams had in common:
 
1) Offense is King:

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